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Booming Real Estate Profits From Baby Boomer Investing
In last week's article, called "Irrational Exuberance, Part II?," I discussed some of our concerns about what is happening in the preconstruction investment real estate market. What many people have asked me is "if you're so concerned about the real...
How Thousands of people are buying second homes in Spain?
With a major portion of the Iberian Peninsula occupied by Spain (80%), it is indeed inviting a location for investment towards an ideal second home. Spain is also sound with reference to geography, climate and cultural richness. A large coastline...
Oregon Real Estate – Going Hip And Green
Located in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon is hip state that gets a lot of rain. This rain results in a beautiful green state, but doesn’t put a damper on the real estate market.
Oregon
From the stunning Crater Lake to Pioneer Square in...
The Best Time to Inspect
Home inspections conducted prior to a home being placed on the market is one of the wisest moves a seller can make. The initial response from sellers when approached with the idea of an inspection done as the home is about to be put up for sale...
The Good, the Bad and the Buggy
Bugs! Most of us got over liking them somewhere around the age of 12 after the ant farm went belly up and we began to appreciate how annoying mosquitoes, wasps and chiggers could be. Then as adults, we learned to despise roaches, gnats and the...
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Selling Your Own Home ? Pet Issues
If you are selling you own home, you need to consider the effect of pets. People who are working with a real estate broker are sure to get coached about the potential negative effect of pets. If you aren?t working with a broker, this article discusses the pet issue.
When You Show Your Home
If you are selling you own home, you must realize a lovable pet might cause the following problems:
1. The potential buyer may be so nervous about dogs that she doesn?t picture herself living in the home,
2. The potential buyer doesn?t like pets and thus doesn?t see her furniture in the home in her mind?s eye,
3. She doesn?t picture the route she?d drive to and from work, and doesn?t imagine where she?d stop for errands or fun along the way home.
In short, the presence of pets makes it difficult for the potential buyer to see the house as their own. Is a potential buyer in that frame of mind likely to buy that home? No.
Defense Against Pet Damage
If you have pets and you?re selling your home as a FSBO, take heed. Board your pet or pets while your
property is on the market. You can visit it, and take it for walks and to the park, but don?t take it home. Have carpets shampooed. If they?re really holding odors, you might even replace all or some of the carpet. Get any damage the pet has done repaired. Store or get rid of furniture you do not want to repair. Reseed the lawn and repair any damage to plantings. You?ll find this is money and labor well spent.
Pets are an integral part of many people?s lives and rightly so. While you may love your pet, keep in mind potential buyers may not.
About the Author: Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - providing homes for sale by owner, "FSBO", properties. Are you thinking, "Should I sell my home?" Visit http://www.fsboamerica.org/seller.cfm to sell your home sale for free for one month.
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